Prof. Bancy Mbura Mati, is Professor of Soil and Water Engineering in BEED, JKUAT. Prof. Mati is an established researcher, having conducted many research and development projects in Kenya as well as in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Region. She has proven competence working on multi-country, participatory research and development initiatives and with diverse stakeholders, including researchers, policy makers, donors, civil servants, private sector, grassroots organizations and farmers. Among her numerous projects, Prof. Mati led a team of 12 researchers in a joint research project which assessed water management interventions bearing returns on investment in ESA, identifying the technologies and approaches that upgrade agriculture in Africa.

Eng Dr. A. N. Gitau is an Agricultural Engineer (Registered with Engineers Registration Board of Kenya) with 24 years of academic and practical experience in: Agricultural Mechanization Development, Renewable Energies; conservation agriculture technologies and Power and Machinery Engineering. He has held various professional positions which include: Lecturer and Head of Department of Science and Technology, Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) –Ministry of Trade and Industry (1997-2001); Lecturer and Ag. Head of Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources – Kenya Methodist University (2001-2002), full time Lecturer – University of Nairobi (2002 to 2008) and senior lecturer (2008 to date). He is the current Chairman of the Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, University of Nairobi.

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Prof. Christopher L. Kanali,

Director, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; Nairobi Campus.

He was the founding Chairman of Agricultural Engineering Department (now Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering) of the University of Nairobi. Eng. Dr. Gichuki Muchiri has gained wide experience in teaching, research, institution development, project management and administration and on the job training of graduate engineers as well as in planning, design and construction of Agricultural Engineering Projects. Former Chairman Kenya Pipeline Company, Chief Engineer, Agricultural Development Corporation, Chief Engineer Ministry of Agriculture. He has acted as Principal Consultant for Agricultural mechanisation, post-harvest processing, preservation and storage. Was the project Consultant / co-ordinator for the UNDP / AGROTEC/ Ministry of Agriculture on Agricultural Mechanisation Strategy Formulation for Kenya